Enrollment Benchmark!

PALO ALTO COLLEGE SETS ENROLLMENT BENCHMARK

Palo Alto College has set a new enrollment benchmark by exceeding 8,000 students signed on for the Fall 2005 semester.

According to Dr. Ana M. “Cha” Guzmán, PAC president, the college’s fall semester enrollment reached a record 8,119 students by the end of the school’s census period Sept. 7. Last fall, PAC had 7,986 students enrolled in courses, and 7,960 this past spring.

“We’re extremely pleased to be the college of choice for the citizens of south San Antonio,” Guzmán said. “We will continue to respond to our community’s educational wants and needs by developing courses and programs that will help our students succeed in life.”

Palo Alto College is celebrating its 20th Anniversary as an educational institution in south San Antonio during the 2005-06 academic year. Classes began in September 1985 with 231 students enrolled at various locations, including the ACCD Southwest Center in East Kelly Field, local high schools and other military bases. The main campus opened in January 1987.

Palo Alto College is a fully accredited community college located on the Southside, and awards associate degrees, short-term certificates and offers non-credit continuing education classes. The college is recognized nationally for its high transfer rate. The campus is located at 1400 W. Villaret Blvd. at I-410 South and Texas Hwy. 16 or online at www.accd.edu/pac.